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A little about Ponce de Leon
1474 - Ponce de Leon was born
1490 - fought as a soldier in the Spanish army
1493 - went with Christopher Columbus to the New World
1502 - assigned to end turmoil in Hispaniola
1506 - discovered gold in the island of Borinquen
1513 - set out for Puerto Rico
1514 - set out Florida
1521 - second trip to Florida with 200 men
1521 - Ponce de Leon dies
1490 - fought as a soldier in the Spanish army
1493 - went with Christopher Columbus to the New World
1502 - assigned to end turmoil in Hispaniola
1506 - discovered gold in the island of Borinquen
1513 - set out for Puerto Rico
1514 - set out Florida
1521 - second trip to Florida with 200 men
1521 - Ponce de Leon dies